NHTSA Recall 92V029000
Filed by NEOPLAN USA CORPORATION. Component: Electrical System. Reported 1992-03-06. An estimated 1,439 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
STRAY VOLTAGE INDUCED ON THE POWER TAKEOFF (PTO) SIGNAL CIRCUIT 510 MAY OCCUR WHEN THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) CONNECTOR GETS WET, CAUSING UNINTENDED ENGINE ACCELERATION.
Risk
UNINTENDED ENGINE ACCELERATION WHILE THE BUS IS IN GEARMAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
What the manufacturer will do
INSTALL A GROUND INTERLOCK TO GROUND CIRCUIT 510 IN THE DDEC SYSTEM ANYTIME THE PTO IS DISABLED FOR ANY REASON. THE GROUND ELIMINATES THE STRAY VOLTAGE EFFECT BETWEEN THE ECM CONNECTOR AND CIRCUIT 510.
Notes
SYSTEM: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES AND INTER-CITY COACHES EQUIPPED WITH DETROITDIESEL EC-1 AND EC-II CONTROLLED 6V-92TA, 8V-92TA, AND SERIES 60 ENGINES.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 1986 Neoplan Inter-City Bus
- 1987 Neoplan Inter-City Bus
- 1988 Neoplan Inter-City Bus
- 1989 Neoplan Inter-City Bus
- 1990 Neoplan Inter-City Bus
- 1991 Neoplan Inter-City Bus
- 1992 Neoplan Inter-City Bus
- 1986 Neoplan Transit Bus
- 1987 Neoplan Transit Bus
- 1988 Neoplan Transit Bus
- 1989 Neoplan Transit Bus
- 1990 Neoplan Transit Bus
- 1991 Neoplan Transit Bus
- 1992 Neoplan Transit Bus